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Hoatzin in the Amazon


Peacock displaying to a peahen

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight

Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0097]
Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0097]

Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw


White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)


Green peafowl

Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) [colombia_6001]
Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) [colombia_6001]


Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) [madagascar_4900]
Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) [madagascar_4900]


Ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)


King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)


Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) on branch above stream (Sulawesi - Celebes)
Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) on branch above stream (Sulawesi - Celebes)


Pigeon


White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)


Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus)


Snake birds


Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)


White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)


Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) [south_africa_kruger_0410]


Sea gull [south_africa_hermanus_1190]

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree
Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree


Common Toucan


Eclectus Parrot


Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) [australia_fnq_0726]


Cassowary [australia_fnq_0782]


Jackass penguins [south_africa_capetown_0255]

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0820]
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0820]

Bird [costa_rica_osa_0674]
Bird [costa_rica_osa_0674]

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5300]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5300]


Sun conure


Male and Female Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix)


Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5344]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5344]

Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

Blue-and-yellow macaw [colombia_6149]
Blue-and-yellow macaw [colombia_6149]


Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon

Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) [costa_rica_siquirres_0124]
Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) [costa_rica_siquirres_0124]


Eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) [australia_fnq_0263]

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow

Bower built by a male Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) using blue colored objects to attract a female
Bower built by a male Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) using blue colored objects to attract a female


Fish eagle in its nest


Bird in Kauai (ID?)

Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)
Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis)


Fruit dove


Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)


Red lorri


Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) [south_africa_kruger_0206]

Young Red-footed Booby
Young Red-footed Booby

American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5403]
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) [colombia_5403]


Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)


Blue-eared Kingfishers [sabah_kinabatangan_0295]


Humboldt penguin


Ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)


Australian scrub turkey [australia_mossman_gorge_182]


Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)


Bird [australia_fnq_0346]


Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0185]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0185]

White-browed Owl (Ninox superciliaris) [madagascar_2728]
White-browed Owl (Ninox superciliaris) [madagascar_2728]


Peacock showing off to a peahen


Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti)


Macaws in the rainforest canopy

Pair of African crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum)
Pair of African crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum)


Jackass penguins [south_africa_capetown_0317]

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0245]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0245]

Blue-and-yellow macaw [colombia_6050]
Blue-and-yellow macaw [colombia_6050]

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0802]
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0802]


Blue-headed Amazon


Scarlet macaw


Megapode nest


Bird
[bukit_tigapuluh_0301]

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings in the sun
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings in the sun


Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

Harpy eagle, profile head shot
Harpy eagle, profile head shot

Hundreds of cormorants and pelicans gathered on a sanbar
Hundreds of cormorants and pelicans gathered on a sanbar


Palm-nut vulture


Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) [australia_fnq_0437]


Stork


Blue-headed Amazon

Horned screamer [colombia_6190]
Horned screamer [colombia_6190]


Kingfisher


Australian pelican [australia_fnq_0743]


Peacock

Horned screamer [colombia_6095]
Horned screamer [colombia_6095]

African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris)
African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris)

Stork-billed Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher

Madagascar kingfisher
Madagascar kingfisher

Red fody in flight
Red fody in flight


Bird [australia_fnq_0353]


Blue-crowned pigeon (Goura cristata)

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)


Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata)


Water bird


Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) [australia_fnq_0044]


Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)

Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher [madagascar_masoala_0297]
Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher [madagascar_masoala_0297]


Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)


Group of hoatzin

Oriental Pied Hornbill eating fruit -- sabah_3130
Oriental Pied Hornbill eating fruit -- sabah_3130

Hoatzins
Hoatzins


Peacock displaying for a peahen


Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea)


Lady Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)


Lilac-breasted Roller


Southern screamer


Scarlet macaw

Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0403]
Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0403]


Scarlet macaw

Cattle and birds
Cattle and birds


Indian stone-curlew


rhinoceros hornbill in flight
[bukit_tigapuluh_0399]


Jackass penguins [south_africa_capetown_0279]

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)


Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) [south_africa_kruger_0345]


Hoatzins in Peru


Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)

Male ostrich defending chicks -- tz_1868
Male ostrich defending chicks -- tz_1868


Stork-billed Kingfisher [sabah_kinabatangan_0021]


Peacock displaying for a peahen


Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Jabiru stork taking flight [brazil_1722]
Jabiru stork taking flight [brazil_1722]

Short-legged Ground Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) [madagascar_masoala_0306]
Short-legged Ground Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) [madagascar_masoala_0306]


Kookaburra [australia_fnq_0998]

Male Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) nest building
Male Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) nest building

Horned screamer chick
Horned screamer chick

Hummingbird
Hummingbird

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)


Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus)


Scarlet macaw

Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)
Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)


Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)


Bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita)

Parrot
Parrot

White-Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dimenellia dinemelli)
White-Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dimenellia dinemelli)


Bald eagle


Scarlet macaws


Great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)


Peacock displaying for a peahen


Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)


Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) [costa-rica_0029]
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) [costa-rica_0029]


Falcon


Bird [australia_fnq_0354]


Bird


Ground pheasant


Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)


Crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)


Ashy tailorbird


Bird


Bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita)


American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow
Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow


Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)


Oriental Darter

Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_perinet_0486]
Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) [madagascar_perinet_0486]

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male]


Blue stork [australia_fnq_0764]


Peacock showing off to a peahen


Mohawk bird

Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1590]
Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1590]

Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [manu_0271]
Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) [manu_0271]

Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) -- borneo_4101
Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) -- borneo_4101


Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0250]
Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0250]


Jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)


Peacock displaying


Southern screamer


Jungle fowl


Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius)

Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females


Male Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill


Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)

Bird -- sabah_3675
Bird -- sabah_3675

Oropendula nests
Oropendula nests

White-faced Whistling Ducks [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0608]
White-faced Whistling Ducks [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0608]


Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)


Red-vented bulbul

Hoatzins [colombia_5015]
Hoatzins [colombia_5015]


African penguins [south_africa_capetown_0280]

Red-and-green macaw in flight
Red-and-green macaw in flight

Horned screamer [colombia_6201]
Horned screamer [colombia_6201]


Bald eagle


Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)


Bird of prey


Maleo

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight [brazil_1666]
Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight [brazil_1666]


Male Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) calling for females


Red-vented bulbul


Bird [australia_fnq_0359]

Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight


Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)

Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher [madagascar_perinet_0499]
Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher [madagascar_perinet_0499]

Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)
Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus


Peacock


Hoatzins in Peru

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